June 7 Membership Meeting
We’re looking for library supporters to fill upcoming vacancies on the NETLS Advisory Council. More information about the Advisory Council election process is here.
Tocker Grant Review
Steve, Jerry and I are always happy to review Tocker Grant applications before you submit your requests. If you would like us to review an application, please give us 3-4 days to review and get back to you. We will respond as soon as we can.
Pepsi Refresh Project
Pepsi is offering a series of grants through their Pepsi Refresh Project. From the first through fifteenth of each month online applications are accepted. One the applications are submitted the applicant promotes (begs) their cause in order to get the most votes for their project. Take a moment to see how the program works and vote for this project to add more computers to a public library.
Verizon Foundation Grants
The Verizon Foundation makes grants that help people to increase their literacy and educational achievement; avoid being an abuser or a victim of domestic violence; or achieve and sustain their health and safety. Eligible organizations seeking grants from the Verizon Foundation must be prepared to track and report program outcomes as well as specific results that demonstrate measurable human impact. In the grant application, organizations must indicate what outcomes are targeted through programming and what results, as specified on the grant application, the organization will measure.
Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations. Deadline: October 31, 2010.
http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml
Congratulations
NETLS libraries are among the recent Dollar General Summer Reading and Tocker Foundation grant recipients!
A message from ALA:
If your Friends group’s fiscal year ended December 31st, you have until today, May 17, to file the appropriate Form 990 with the IRS. Please see the information on the IRS website here. Note that if you have *not* filed at least the Form 990-N (e-Postcard) any of the last three years then your group is at risk of losing its tax exempt status. Your group qualifies to file the e-Postcard if your annual gross receipts are normally $25,000 or less. If gross receipts are more than $25,000 then your group may need to file Form 990-EZ or Form 990. Please see the IRS website for more information about filing requirements.
Filing extensions are available. File form 8868 by May 17 to request an extension.
There is a database established by the National Center for Charitable Statistics where organizations can check their status (http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/statePicker.php?prog=epostcard&display=state).
Act now. If your annual gross receipts are less than $25,000 you can fill out the e-Postcard in just a few minutes. If your group must file a Form 990-EZ or Form 990 simply request an extension as noted above to avoid penalties.
Remember – if your group has not filed at least one version of Form 990 for any of the last three years, then you may lose your tax exempt status if you do not file by Monday!
Beth,
Beth Nawalinski Marketing & Communications Director
Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations
RESUME MAKER TRAINInG MATERIALS
Many thanks to Mike Smith of the McKinney Public Library System for sharing their Resume Maker training guide and brochure (attached to email, contact the office for the attachments; one is .doc and the other .pub) . Libraries are encouraged to adapt the documents for their local use. Should you find a typo or some other problem with the documents let Mike know. If you have a training guide to share, send it on! If you aren’t a Resume Maker program participant and you want to be, contact Connie.
Get on the Bus – FREE Online Reference Training
In the spirit of the 23 Things program, Wyoming State Library offers their recently completed series of online webinars, Get on the bus, Revving up your reference skills. The webinars are archived so you can access them at your convenience :-) but because they are archived you’ll not be eligible for the prizes offered ;-( nor will you be able to call in to ask questions.
Texas Reading Club / Texas Teen Read
Materials are now available – don’t miss the Governor’s proclamation declaring June 5 Texas Reading Club Day and June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day.
And MORE TECH LEARNING
Explore TWDL.ORG to find high quality resources for dealing with unemployment, improving computer skills, and finding employment.
If you have other resources to be added to the site, let me know!
Coming soon to your library …. Computer training on DVD and CD. These training programs do not install on the computer, they must be in the computer’s DVD or CD drive to play. Please make the programs available to your library users and let us know if they do/don’t help with your computer training needs.
NETLS Training Resources:
Non-NETLS webinars
From TSLAC
May webinar calendar. Did you miss a webinar? Check here.
From WebJunction
Ongoing Gale guided tours
Ongoing E-Library training – see blog post here
Also available: Archives of SirsiDynix Institutes
By May 18 Grant requests due for NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
By May 19 Get early-bird librarian registration $95 for BookExpo rates May 25-27 NYC
By May 21 Dollar General Back to School Literacy grant applications due
By May 21 Dollar General Youth Literacy grant applications due
By May 21 Letters of intent to apply for Promise Neighborhood grants due (See preapplication webinars)
May 24 Serving diverse communities *FREE* TLA webinar (Strategic Initiative Series)
May 26 Customer care NETLS workshop Tyler More
May 27 Customer care NETLS workshop, Garland, South Branch More
By May 31 Final reports on Picturing American artwork awards due
By June 1 Tocker Foundation grant applications due
By June 1 Members apply for YALSA’s Teen Read Week Grant
By June 1 Bridging Cultures NEH grant applications due
June 5 Texas Reading Club Day
June 7 NETLS Membership Meeting, Garland
June 7 Texas Teens Read! Day
June 9 Fair Use vs. Copyright TLA premium webinar (Fees: $45, $55 non-member)
June 25 – 28 ALA Annual Conference, Washington
By June 30 Apply for Broookdale National Group Respite program grants of up to $10,000 over two years for weekly half day social programs for individuals with dementia/Alzheimer Disease
By July 1 Non-profit applications due for Best Buy’s @ 15 Community Grants
July 13 Digital Rights, Internet, and Social Media TLA premium webinar (Fees: $45, $55 non-member)
August 9 & 10 Annual Literacy Texas Conference , Austin. NETLS stipends available, contact Connie
Below the line … .. Tongue in cheek?
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